Chapter IV: Second Period of Humanism

Intricacy of the Subject -- Division into Four Periods -- Place of
Florence -- Social Conditions favourable to Culture -- Palla degli
Strozzi -- His Encouragement of Greek Studies -- Plan of a Public
Library -- His Exile -- Cosimo de' Medici -- His Patronage of Learning
-- Political Character -- Love of Building -- Generosity to Students
-- Foundation of Libraries -- Vespasiano and Thomas of Sarzana --
Niccolo de' Niccoli -- His Collection of Codices -- Description of his
Mode of Life -- His Fame as a Latinist -- Lionardo Bruni -- His
Biography -- Translations from the Greek -- Latin Treatises and
Histories -- His Burial in Santa Croce -- Carlo Aretino -- Fame as a
Lecturer -- The Florentine Chancery -- Matteo Palmieri -- Giannozzo
Manetti -- His Hebrew Studies -- His Public Career -- His Eloquence --
Manetti ruined by the Medici -- His Life in Exile at Naples --
Estimate of his Talents -- Ambrogio Traversari -- Study of Greek
Fathers -- General of the Camaldolese Order -- Humanism and
Monasticism -- The Council of Florence -- Florentine Opinion about the
Greeks -- Gemistos Plethon -- His Life -- His Philosophy -- His
Influence at Florence -- Cosimo de' Medici and the Florentine Academy
-- Study of Plato -- Plethon's Writings -- Platonists and
Aristotelians in Italy and Greece -- Bessarion -- His Patronage of
Greek Refugees in Rome -- Humanism in the Smaller Republics -- In
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